I bought The Secret Lives of Color earlier this year, but haven't had a chance to really dig in yet. Sounds like I need to. And yes to the way you describe the need for narrative and concepts. I think my brain works in the same way. This is feeling spookily relatable, in the best way possible.
I think the brilliant Flavour Thesaurus is the food version of The Secret Lives of Colour - it gives you 10X more than you could ever imagine in a brief commentary on each flavour pairing and is so smart and amusing. Perfect bedside/toiletside companion.
I loved St Clair’s book too. Agree completely that it’s a beautiful object in its own right, but such vivid and interesting stories inside. Art college also for me delivered all of those fascinating exotic names — the siennas, raw and burnt, cadmium reds and cerulean blues. Glazes always amazing that they could be fired to such mesmeric colours from such milky gloopy beginnings. More wonder within both than could ever be found in a Farrow & Ball colour chart!
Fascinating, Rebecca. You’ve reminded me of The Fire and Ice ads I loved in my mum’s old magazines. And yes, those dangerous old wallpaper colours! Don’t lick the walls!
Agony and ivory - I love that! You should copywrite it! (Is that what I mean? Hazy on details....)
I bought The Secret Lives of Color earlier this year, but haven't had a chance to really dig in yet. Sounds like I need to. And yes to the way you describe the need for narrative and concepts. I think my brain works in the same way. This is feeling spookily relatable, in the best way possible.
Mine too, works efficiently with a bit of color. Read it.
I think the brilliant Flavour Thesaurus is the food version of The Secret Lives of Colour - it gives you 10X more than you could ever imagine in a brief commentary on each flavour pairing and is so smart and amusing. Perfect bedside/toiletside companion.
Ooooh that sounds amazing. I shall hunt down a copy!
The ceramics sound fun!!
It is! I’m sorry I was too ensconced to come to the press night. It looked amazing x
No worries! You're welcome to come along any time xx
I loved St Clair’s book too. Agree completely that it’s a beautiful object in its own right, but such vivid and interesting stories inside. Art college also for me delivered all of those fascinating exotic names — the siennas, raw and burnt, cadmium reds and cerulean blues. Glazes always amazing that they could be fired to such mesmeric colours from such milky gloopy beginnings. More wonder within both than could ever be found in a Farrow & Ball colour chart!
Fascinating, Rebecca. You’ve reminded me of The Fire and Ice ads I loved in my mum’s old magazines. And yes, those dangerous old wallpaper colours! Don’t lick the walls!